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Current Petitions

School Clothing Grants (PE999)

Tuesday 20 March 2007 Public Petitions Committee Petitions 3 contributions · 2 speakers

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Michael McMahon Lab The Convener · Hamilton North and Bellshill
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Petition PE999, by Jim Milne, on behalf of Dundee Anti-poverty Forum, calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to review the school clothing grant system.At its meeting on 4 October 2006, the committee agreed to seek views on the petition from the Child Poverty Action Group, One Parent Families Scotland, the Poverty Alliance, COSLA, the Association of Directors of Education in Scotland, Save the Children and the Scottish Executive, and to seek the petitioner's views on the responses received. Do members have any views?

Jackie Baillie Lab Dumbarton
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Many of us consider education to be the centrepiece of the Parliament's efforts, so it is worth doing anything that will remove a barrier to that opportunity for young people. Given that virtually every response that we have received has supported a review, we should share the responses with the Executive and suggest that we need a national review of the school clothing grant system.

Michael McMahon Lab The Convener · Hamilton North and Bellshill
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Are members happy with that suggestion?Members indicated agreement.

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